491 certified · Median $102,000 a year · Louisville, KY
Counts are Labor Condition Applications (LCAs) employers filed with the US Department of Labor. Certified means DOL accepted the LCA, the step before a visa petition: it is not a visa or a hire. Wages are what the employer wrote on it. Data sources
By year
Fiscal year
Certified
Certified, then withdrawn
Withdrawn
Denied
FY2026October 1, 2025 to June 30, 2026
269
53
25
0
FY2025October 1, 2024 to September 30, 2025
222
115
15
0
Every decision, by when it was made. From the US Department of Labor’s LCA disclosure files for FY2025 and FY2026, all listed in Data sources.
Wages
25th percentile
$89,000
Median
$102,000
75th percentile
$113,500
A year, from 491 certified full-time filings, the lower end of the wage offered.
Job titles
Software DeveloperSoftware Developers · median $109,00023
Computer ProgrammerComputer Programmers · median $78,00022
Software EngineerSoftware Developers · median $109,50020
Data EngineerDatabase Architects · median $93,00015
ServiceNow DeveloperSoftware Developers · median $96,00013
Java DeveloperSoftware Developers · median $102,50012
Programmer AnalystComputer Programmers · median $86,00012
.NET DeveloperSoftware Developers · median $103,00011
DevOps EngineerSoftware Developers · median $101,0009
Computer EngineerComputer Systems Engineers/Architects · median $70,0008
Certified filings by job title, with the occupation (SOC) and the median wage.